Toro 20373 - Maintenance; Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s); Preparing for Maintenance

•Iftherearemorethan5inches(13cm)ofleavesonthe
lawn,setthefrontcuttingheightoneortwonotches
higherthantherearcuttingheight.
•Slowdownyourmowingspeedifthemowerdoesnot
cuttheleavesnelyenough.
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Ensurethattheenginestopswithin3secondsafterreleasingthebladecontrolbar.
•Checktheblade-brakeclutchoperation.
•Cleangrassclippingsanddirtfromunderthemachine.
Every25hours
•Cleantheblade-brake-clutchshield.
Beforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedandbeforeannualstorage.
Yearly
•Replacetheairlter;replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
•Changetheengineoil.
•Replacethebladeorhaveitsharpened(morefrequentlyiftheedgedullsquickly).
•Cleantheaircoolingsystem;cleanitmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Refertoyourengineowner'smanual.
•Refertoyourengineoperator'smanualforanyadditionalyearlymaintenance
procedures.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner'smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromthesparkplug
(Figure26)beforeperforminganymaintenance
procedure.
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Figure26
1.Spark-plugwire
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthespark-plugwiretothesparkplug.
WARNING
Tippingthemachinemaycausethefuelto
leak.Gasolineisammableandexplosiveand
cancausepersonalinjury.
Runtheenginedryorremovethegasoline
withahandpump;neversiphon.
Important:Alwaystipthemachineontoitsside
withthedipstickdown.
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